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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 173 | 164 | 163 | 105 | 87 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 046 | 1 039 | 1 054 | 1 197 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 886 | 3 988 | 4 102 | 4 037 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 134.3 | 144.8 | 146.9 | 154.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 554 | 36 308 | 35 801 | 38 143 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 28.6 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 34.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 371 | 8 068 | 7 787 | 8 551 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 22.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 898 | 2 951 | 3 024 | 3 076 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 82.3 | 88.5 | 95.4 | 100.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 86.9 | 93.8 | 100.1 | 104.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 409 | 29 984 | 31 530 | 32 645 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 991 | 31 784 | 33 087 | 33 907 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.7 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.3 | 47.4 | 47.0 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 065 | 1 020 | 946 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 47.0 | 46.0 | 31.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 44.7 | 44.3 | 34.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 44 145 | 45 121 | 32 829 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 994 | 43 479 | 36 418 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 759 | 717 | 693 | 705 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 288 | 312 | 345 | 318 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 234 | 246 | 246 | 249 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 281 | 1 275 | 1 284 | 1 272 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 84 | 114 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 54 | 72 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 93 | 138 | 186 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 144 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 60 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 135 | 153 | 138 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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